You see, she was reading to me from her Judy Moody chapter book on the way to school. She's an excellent reader, and I love to listen to her, but I also needed to quiz Sunshine on her vocabulary words for her spelling test. So while Glory read, I quietly quizzed Sunshine.
But we weren't quiet enough, and Glory caught on. She asked me to stop, so I could listen to her only, and I tried to, but I let myself me pulled in two different directions. Glory became more upset, put the book down, and firmly stated that she was NOT going to tell me good bye when she got out of the car in the carpool drop off lane. I apologized to her, telling her that I should have listened to her and quizzed Sunshine at home. I should have been more organized and I should have made sure our morning ran smooth in order to accomplish each task. But she wouldn't have it.
The car door opened, I told her to have a good day, and without even looking at me.....she got out and walked away. She was wiping her wet eyes on her way up the sidewalk. I honestly felt awful.
It's hard to balance everything, and I need to remember that each moment is important. I have to be better at managing our time and make room for everything, even when I feel like I'm being pulled in ten different directions. I'm pretty sure that by the time Glory reached her classroom she had forgotten the whole thing. That's how my girls are. They don't remember the rough times and they don't hold things against me. But I'll remember, Glory and I'm sorry.
